As always it was all so different then- Imbolc 2020

Not a week ago we saw the first robin,

now the land is full of them. 

Crocuses have been up for several days and we forced forsythia,
now with green shoots and drying yellow flowers.

Spring is coming and not afraid. 

All this turmoil 

and still the seasons cycle.

Maybe a bit earlier than before,

and more random and unusual and severe weather,

but cycling nonetheless. 

Being grounded in the Earth is our balance.

Everything closing in on itself rapidly

at this time that we start to expand outward.

Daily devotionals and counting blessings are good.

Dear Bridget give us your healing, your strength, your song and clarity of speech.

Allow our hearts to remain open even while our schools, events, gatherings of 50 or more people, government offices, libraries and everything else shut down.

Let us feel our interconnections without sharing direct contact.

Let us not be afraid even as we are all so distraught.
We never knew what tomorrow held,
be here now.

 I imagined that then all was still snow covered, 

but looking at the photos I see it was fairly dry and bare
except for the shady spots and the shoveled piles. 

Imagining the future currently seems almost impossible. 

Living in the present takes over.

But we don't really live that way.

We plan, we review, we build.

What now?

 I guess we are freed to dream. 

What else?

Create a new future. 

Why not?

Waking in the morning to bird song,

an antidote to the fear.

 notes and pics from Imbolc ritual

everyone running late

we are chill

Gentle Bridget

we are tired but ok

slow and easy

just being quiet

speaking your truth

 

a beautiful table of what we have 

loving and caring is all we got

so much powerful interactions

the extra water glass falling breaking the rim of the water jug

the upper caldron falling

slivers of wood and many helping hands

our reverent aromatics & white roses

stardle

hard cider

 

 

 

 

  fire reaching out, surrounding and consuming

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 our omens

 

 

 more and more it's just about being present

Bridget is what its all about

-healing smithcraft bard-

gentle Goddess who cares.

 WASH YOUR HANDS!